Common, and worth getting checked

Pelvic floor problems are common, and many women are told they're just part of having kids or getting older. Many respond well to treatment, and an assessment is how you find out what's going on.

We work with:

  • Leaking when you cough, sneeze, laugh, run, or lift (incontinence)
  • Urgency or frequent trips to the bathroom
  • Pelvic, hip, tailbone, or low back pain during or after pregnancy
  • Postpartum recovery, including abdominal separation (diastasis recti)
  • Pressure or heaviness in the pelvis
  • Prolapse
  • Pain with intercourse
  • Changes during perimenopause and menopause

Established pelvic floor care, with a whole-body view

Your care starts with the established methods of pelvic floor physical therapy: assessing and retraining the pelvic floor muscles, coordinating them with breathing, and education on daily habits that affect symptoms.

We combine that with the Neural Fascial Systems approach. Your pelvic floor works as a team with your breathing, deep abdominal muscles, hips, low back, and the organs and connective tissue of the abdomen and pelvis. When one part of that system isn't doing its job, the others compensate.

So we assess each of those structures individually, not just pelvic floor strength. Some pelvic floors are weak, some are overworked and can't relax, and some are being affected by restrictions elsewhere. Knowing which applies to you changes the treatment.

Your evaluation tells us what to treat. The five stages are how we work through it.

Pelvic health follows the same five stages as all of our care, adapted to you.

  1. Healing. Calm irritated or overworked tissue, including after delivery.
  2. Mobility. Release tension in the pelvis, hips, abdomen, and surrounding tissue.
  3. Muscle Activation. Get the pelvic floor and deep core working, and relaxing, the way they should.
  4. Motor Control. Coordinate your pelvic floor with breathing, lifting, and everyday movement.
  5. Conditioning. Build the strength and endurance for running, lifting, and the activities you love.

The stages overlap, but order matters

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You'll often work on more than one stage in the same visit. Muscle activation, for example, starts before mobility is fully restored.

Some stages still need to come first. Motor control starts once your supporting muscles work consistently, and conditioning starts once motor control is complete. Building strength on a foundation that's ready for it helps results last.

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What to expect

  • Not sure yet? Start with a free Discovery Visit. A brief conversation and assessment to see whether pelvic health therapy is right for you.
  • A thorough first visit. We assess your pelvic floor, breathing, deep stabilizers, hips, and low back individually, then begin treatment the same day.
  • You stay in control. We explain every step before we do it, and nothing happens without your consent.
  • A private space. Treatment takes place in a dedicated, private room.
  • One-on-one care. Every session is one-on-one with your therapist.
  • A written plan. You'll get a plan of care showing each stage and an estimate of visits.
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